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Approved Service Orders

Introduction and contents

  • Word | PDF

Holy Communion: the divine service

  • Outline of the service – Word | PDF
  • The service with communion (including all variations) – Word | PDF
  • The service with communion (without variations) – Word | PDF
  • The service – alternative form (form A) – Word | PDF
  • The service – alternative form (form B) – Word | PDF
  • Sing the feast (setting 1) – Word | PDF
  • Sing the feast (setting 2) – Word | PDF
  • Sing the feast (setting 3) – Word | PDF
  • Modern liturgy (revised Worship Today) – Word | PDF
  • Service with communion (simplified spoken form) – Word | PDF
  • Hymnic services with Holy Communion for Christmas – Word | PDF
  • Hymnic services with Holy Communion for Easter – Word | PDF
  • Hymnic services with Holy Communion for Pentecost – Word | PDF

The three days to Easter

  • The first service: Maundy Thursday – Word | PDF
  • The second service: Good Friday – Word | PDF
  • The third service: Easter vigil – Word | PDF

Baptism, marriage and funeral

  • Holy baptism – Word | PDF
  • Marriage – Word | PDF
  • Funeral – Word | PDF

Other service orders and resources

  • Service without communion – Word | PDF
  • Brief service of the word –  Word | PDF
  • Sunday Morning Worship - Word
  • Matins – Word | PDF
  • Morning praise (revised Worship Today) – Word | PDF
  • Vespers – Word | PDF
  • Prayer at the end of the day: Compline – Word | PDF
  • Confession and absolution – Word | PDF
  • Responsive prayer: general, morning, evening – Word | PDF
  • The litany – Word | PDF
  • A festival of readings and carols – Word | PDF
  • Service with the Christmas story – Word | PDF
  • Midweek Lenten devotional service – Word | PDF
  • The passion of our Lord according to St John – Word | PDF
  • After Pentecost Seasonal Prayer Order - Word

Appendix

  • Antiphons and seasonal responses – opening responses, opening sentences (two sets) – Word | PDF
  • Blessings – Word | PDF
  • Canticles – Word | PDF
  • Collects for special occasions – Word | PDF
  • Confession of sin and absolution – Word | PDF
  • Creeds – Word | PDF
  • Eucharistic prayers – Word | PDF
  • Holy, holy, holy – Word | PDF
  • Invitations to receive sacrament – Word | PDF
  • Lamb of God – Word | PDF
  • Lord, have mercy – Word | PDF
  • Lord’s Prayer – Word | PDF
  • Offertories – Word | PDF
  • Post-communion prayers – Word | PDF
  • Prayers of the church – Word | PDF
  • Seasonal prefaces – Word | PDF
  • Symbols for sitting, standing and kneeling – Word | PDF

Commission on Worship

Pastor Timothy Ebbs | Chair, Commission on Worship
timothy.ebbs@lca.org.au

Contact the Commission on Worship
worship@lca.org.au

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